29 June 2021 USS Paul Ignatius Holds Change of Command USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) held a change of command ceremony Jun. 25 on the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base Mayport. Cmdr. Jeffrey Servello, a native of Hollywood, Md., assumed command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer from Cmdr. Lennard Cannon, a native of Decatur, Ga.Cannon...
25 June 2021 Surface Line Week 2021 Concludes Surface Line Week 2021 came to a close after several days of spirited competition between different sea- and shore-based commands, June 25. An annual competition hosted by Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) for all subordinate SURFLANT commands, Surface Line Week (SLW) sees Hampton Roads-based...
25 June 2021 SURFLANT Announces Surface Line Week Welding Competition Results Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) hosted Surface Line Week events from June 14-25, 2021. This year, a special emphasis was placed on self-sufficiency, as demonstrated at the welding competition on June 16.Following the event, SURFLANT announced the following winners:1st Place – Assault Craft...
25 June 2021 SURFLANT Stands up Collaborative Maintenance Operations Accelerator In order to significantly accelerate pre-deployment material readiness, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), stood up the Surface Maintenance Operations Center (S-MOC), June 16, in the command’s headquarters onboard Naval Station Norfolk. Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force...
24 June 2021 Vice Adm. Kitchener Visits Naval Station Norfolk, Addresses Commanding Officers Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces and Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to an auditorium full of commanding officers and executive officers from Hampton Roads-area ships during a command call at Naval Station Norfolk, June 23. Kitchener, whose first...
17 June 2021 USS James E Williams Holds Change of Command NORFOLK -- Cmdr. Ameian Jeremiah relieved Cmdr. Christopher Norris as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), during a June 7 change of command ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk.Norris led James E. Williams through an eight-month...
11 June 2021 USS Stout Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Rich Eytel was relieved by Cmdr. Tammy McCreary as commanding officer of USS Stout (DDG 55) during a ceremony at the museum battleship USS Wisconsin, in downtown Norfolk, June 11.The socially-distanced, intimate ceremony included close family and friends and was live streamed on the Stout’s...
11 June 2021 USS Philippine Sea Completes Homeport Shift to Norfolk (NORFOLK – June 10, 2021) Continuing the Navy’s strategic realignment of ships, USSPhilippine Sea (CG 58) arrived here today, making Norfolk its new homeport.Due to excess port loading in Mayport, Fla., the ship, its crew and families moved from there inorder to support their upcoming Selected...
09 June 2021 USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: THE NAVY’S MOST COMBAT READY SHIP (NORFOLK, Va. June 9, 2021) -- As selected by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the crew of USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) was presented the USS Arizona Memorial Trophy June 9, during a ceremony aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk.Consistent with the accomplishments of USS Arizona (BB...
04 June 2021 Adm. Samuel Gravely, Jr., Day to be Annually Commemorated in Virginia As announced Tuesday before a passionate crowd, June 2 is now officially Adm. Samuel Gravely, Jr. Day in Virginia. June 2, 2021 recognizes the 50th anniversary of the promotion of Richmond-native Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. to the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy, becoming the service’s first African...